Shieldfield, New Bridge Street, 91 Ridley Villas

HER Number:
9876

District:
Newcastle

Site Name:
Shieldfield, New Bridge Street, 91 Ridley Villas

Place:
Shieldfield

Map Sheet:
NZ26SE

Class:
Domestic

Site Type: Broad:
Dwelling

Site Type: Specific:
House

General Period:
Early Modern

Specific Period:
C19

Form of Evidence:
Extant Building

Description:
These Georgian villas of the 1820s were once part of a row of grand houses and may have been designed by John Dobson. The villas were built on land belonging to Sir Matthew White Ridley. Domestic use of the villas ceased in 1913/1914 when the building was converted into a TB hospital. By the 1960s Ridley Villas was being used as a general medical unit, which closed in 1972. The two storey brick and stone villas are now a hostel. LOCAL LIST

Easting:
2548

Northing:
6451

Grid Reference:
NZ25486451

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
Newcastle City Council, 2006, Local List of Buildings, Structures, Parks, Gardens and Open Spaces of Special Local Architectural or Historic Interest Supplementary Planning Document